Politics can't derail fixing pothole problems

2:47 PM,
Apr. 4, 2014

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Mayor Jeff Hall and Newark City Council must face facts: The city needs more paving funds much sooner than later if there is any hope of reversing the decline of Newark's streets into pothole disaster zones.

We don't know how anyone could review City Engineer Brian Morehead's detailed presentation to City Council on Monday night and come away with a different perspective. The dramatic rise in the price of asphalt makes for a convincing case, not to mention that paving delays often lead to greater road rebuilding costs.

Instead, we got a bit of political theater, with newly-elected Democrat ...